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blear

UK/ˈblɪː/ US/blɪə/ uncommon
adjective (1) verb (1)

adjective

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verb

1.

make dim or indistinct

  • “The drug blurs my vision”
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Origin

From Middle English bleren, from Old English *blǣran, related to West Frisian blearje (“to bleat, shout”), Dutch bleren, blaren (“to bellow, bleat”), German Low German blaren, blarren (“to blare, howl, shriek”), German plärren (“to howl, shriek, blare”).

Phrases

  • blear eye

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